Famed scientist, and not just for his many Simpson's appearances, Stephen Hawking is said to be "mulling over" an offer to leave Cambridge University and follow his colleague Prof. Neil Turok to the Perimeter Institute in Ontario. Hawking has been critical of late of the British Governments £80 million (roughly $160 million) cuts to research funding. The Perimeter Institute, was set up seven years ago by Mike Lazaridis, BlackBerry co-creator and co-CEO of Research in Motion, and has raised private donations of £150 million ($300 million) and a similar amount from public Canadian funds. Prof Turok said "Stephen has been very loyal to Cambridge - he could have gone anywhere he wanted. "He plans to visit me in Ontario next year for a month or so, and we would certainly welcome him coming for longer." Sam Blackburn, Prof Hawking's graduate assistant, said: "I think Prof Hawking is mulling it over but a move isn't imminent. "He would not make plans to permanently move to a place he hasn't visited yet but he is open to it."
It seems philanthropy is alive and well in Canada! More at Telegraph.co.uk
It seems philanthropy is alive and well in Canada! More at Telegraph.co.uk
